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TECH Beer Supported and By CaliforniaTech Snuff Associated Student.s of the California Institute of Technology ------------------ VoWume LXIV. Pasadena, California, Thursday, April 18, 1963 Number 24 HUllenback Describes Work And Play on Indian Trip BY RODGER WHITLOCK governments of India, South Af American staff in a cricket match Dr. Robert A. Huttenback, Mas rica, and England, it was neces with the Indian staff. "There ter of Student Houses, and his sary for Dr. Huttenback to go were only eleven Americans, so wife, returned from his tour of to each place to study the "uni they all had to play." South Africa, India, and England lateral legislation" produced at last Thursday evening. Dr. Hut each. One outgrowth of the re DUring the Chinese invasion, tenback left on the trip in June strictive measures in South Af there were many "displays of so 1962, going first to the Republic rica was Gandhi's philosophy of lidarity" by Indians, aocording of South Africa. From there he passive resistance, formulated went briefly to central Africa, while Gandhi was living there. to Huttenback Sahib. During his then to India and finally Eng Cricket in India stay in Delhi, Dr. Huttenback land. Aside from esoteric reading of was bicycling around one day The purpose of the trip was governmental documents, Dr. and got caught in a crowd of to make a study of the Indian Huttenback participated in sev about one or two thousand pedi colony in South Africa and its eral other activities, not includ cabs going to the Prime Minis reflections on inter-governmental ing, unfortunately, falling into ter's house to display their soli relations within the old British the Ganges. (Dr. Huttenback darity. Surrounded on all sides Empire. Ostensibly, all peoples gave the author permission to Dr. Huttenback had to follo~ of the Empire were equal; none say that he did fall into said along for some distance before theless, even before the breakup stream, but the author demurs his escape. Other exotica en of the Empire, legislation re in respect for the high journal countered in the great sub-conti stricting the rights of Indlan istic standards of the California nent included "an Imperial laborers in South Africa was en Tech). 'Vhile at the Indian In relic," the Cawnpore Club, where acted. In order to properly sur stitute of Technology, which is entertainment con sis ted 0 f vey the full circumstances and sponsored in part by Caltech, marching bagpipers playing effects of such legislation on the Dr. Huttenback captained the Scottish tunes; a cobra that lived in a tree; Indian doctors special izing as a "sexologist" or an "as trologer and nerve specialist"; Dr. Robert A. Huttenback (fifth from left) at South Pole while studying and "feel thy friezes" in a Hindu northern Indian frontier affairs to screams of 6969 cheering pengui~s. McDuffie, Trustee, temple in south India. Hilton Bedbugs Before going to India, several Faculty Committee Alters ~~~C~M'!m'?,6~~ t,!~ of ~~~~~~ adventures befell the Good Mas ter in Africa; while in a national tee of Caltech for 30 years and active and loyal one during the • I Ed • PI nn business executive, died of a entire period. No one better un- park in South Africa, a rhino ceros with a toothache, apparent y stro~e on Wednesday, April 10. derstood and supported the aims Ph YSlca ueaflon SerVICes were held Saturday at and ideals of Caltech or was a ly out of pain-inspired spite, at All Saints by the Sea in Monte- warmer friend to all. His loss is tacked and overturned a Volks The Faculty Committee on additional courses of instruction dto. an irreparable one." wagen, complete with driver. Physical Education has sub to be offered to students by the While in another park, the group mitted its suggested program to PE Department. McDuffie was elected a trustee McDuffie was chairman of the with which Dr. Huttenback was the Faculty Board with several The submitted proposal stands in 1933 after two years of mem- board of Mohawk Petroleum touring was caught in a herd of important changes from its orig for a PE program of three (3) bership in the Caltech Institute Corporation, Northrop Corpora elephants crossing the road. For inal proposition. years. Acknowledging consider Associates. He was elected to tion and Wilmington Gas0'line tunately, no damage to the par the Cal tech executive council in Company. He was a colonel in First, in order to maintain the able support among the faculty ty occured. Eventually reaching 1939 and was on the Board of the Army Specialist Corps in present Interhouse Sports pro for limiting the PE program to Cairo, the Huttenbacks were put Trustees committee which se- World War II and became an gram, participation in House two (2) years, the Board decided up in the Nile Hilton and prompt lected Dr, Lee DuB ridge as presi- aide to the Secretary of the Army Athletics will be granted PE: to submit to the faculty by letter ly bitten by the bedbugs. Dr. dent in 1946. In the same year in 1952. Born in Jefferson, Iowa, credit. This change was felt by ballot the question of whether H. captured one of the little McDuffie became the vice chair- and educated at Stanford Un i the committee to be necessary the program will be for three beasts and plans on mummify man of the Board of Trustees. versity, he began as an oilfield in order to retain Interhouse (3) or two (2) years. ing it and sending it to Mr. Hil He retired from the board in roustabout and advanced to well Sports. ton. 1961 and was made an honorary driller and to administrative po- Second, although grades will member. sitions. On the last leg of their tour, be given by the PE Department, Concert ASCIT Dr. DuBridge said of McDuffie's the Huttenbacks stayed in Lon they will not be included in thp. death: "The passing of William don, where Dr. Huttenback was averaging of a student's GP A Feature C. McDuffie is a tragic loss to caught in the middle of the riot although they wiIl appear on Wi II Prom Date Set; the entire Southern California in Parliament Square. his transcript. Satirical Review community and a great personal These and other exotic adven The faculty PE committee also loss to the tr Istees. administra Dinner Planned The Munchkins, the satirical tures will be related by the Good expressed support for the rest tion and faculty of the California improvisational review which The biggest Prom in Caltech Doctor to any and all at the of the proposed system includ Institute of 'Technology. For will be performing in Culbertson history is being planned f0'r Faculty-Student Coffee Hour this ing the provision for the frosh thirty years Mr. McDuffie was a on Saturday, April 27th, will in· Friday, May 17, at the Hunting afternoon in the Winnett Lounge "motor-moron" class in Funda ton-Sheraton Hotel. Because the at 3 p.m. in a special welcome mentals of Movement and the corporate much of the popular material from the three reviews Prom falls on Lost Weekend, it home celebration. previously put on by the same Swift Awarded will be open to all undergraduates. group: Second City, Third City, A goal of 200 couples has been set ASCIT Play and Wild Wicked World. The for the dance. The band of Notices sketches are all improvised Tolman Medal Wayne Songer, ten pieces plus Dr. Ernest H. Swift became a female vocalist, has been COFFEE HOUR TO HONOR around themes and ideas taken DR. HUTTENBACK Marches On from the daily papers, and a the recipient of the third Rich signed for the Prom. Songer part of the show is usuaIly de ard Chace Tolman medal last played at the Ascit Formal two The Coffee Hour today, held as BY WALTEIR SCOTT voted to taking audience sug Sunday. Dr. Swift, a member of years ago at the Beverly Hilton usual at 3 :00 P.M. in Winnett ASCIT play, "Man and Super gestions and ideas and building the Caltech faculty for 44 years and was enjoyed by all present. Lounge, will be an informal faculty student welcome home reception man," is under way. If all goes comic situations around these. and interim chairman of the The Prom will be held from 9 well it will open on May 1 and One featured portion of the per Division of Chemistry and Chem p.m. till 1 a.m. A banquet will be for Dr. Huttenback on his return run until May 4 in Culbertson. formance in Culbertson will be ical Engineering until a few held in the Olive Court around from the wilds of Piccadilly. All won't go weIl, but enough a presentation of the film "Last weeks ago, was cited "in recog 7:00 for those wishing to bring CHEAP TICKETS may to make it a reasonably in Year at Malibu," a satirization nition of his research contrihu their dates to dinner. Dress for tions to analytical chemistry, the Prom will be a dark suit or Tickets for the Bud and Travis teresting play. Caltech under of the popular "Last Year at show at Pasadena Civic Saturday graduates should support the Marienbad." leadership and interest in the dinner jacket. Rides will be pro development of analystical pro vided for those needing trans night may be gotten from the box play because that is the only Following the performance, office on the night of the show, hope of making good the $300 there will be a reception for the cedures, and his long and con· portation by house social chair tinued interest in teaching ..." men and class officers.

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